Category: Sports

’Hounds in Los Fresnos for opener

Arturo Coronado

By DANIEL CLAUDIO Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – Many San Benito fans traveled to La Joya Friday evening to watch their beloved San Benito Greyhounds in hopes of a lights out showing against Palmview. Lights out is exactly what they got as a lighting malfunction caused the scrimmage to be called early following …

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Bobcats host Santa Rosa

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By ALLISON LAMBRIGHT Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – There’s excitement in the air as the Rio Hondo Bobcat varsity football squad takes the field once again on Friday. The Bobcats are set to face the Santa Rosa Warriors in the first game of the 2012 football season. Last year, the Bobcats won the …

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Lopez, Duenes shine at Dog Pound

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By DANIEL CLAUDIO Special to the NEWS The 14th Annual Dog Pound Invitational cross country meet was held this past Saturday. As the host of the tourney, the San Benito Greyhounds and Lady ’Hounds were looking to defend their turf and have a terrific outing. And that they did. In fact, terrific may be an …

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Garcia to play football at Lindenwood

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Greyhound wide receiver Lionel “LJ” Garcia will be taking his talents on the gridiron to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. Garcia was responsible for lighting up opposing defenses along with quarterback Jacob Puente in 2011. The tandem of Puente and Garcia worked favorably for the Greyhounds …

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‘HOUND MANIA: Fans ready for some football

Rene Chavez, Jr.

By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com  On Friday, August 17, a hush fell across Bobby Morrow Stadium when the varsity San Benito Greyhounds took the field at the first pep rally of the season. Those few seconds, in which fans had their first opportunity to observe the 2012 Greyhounds, accounted for the only silence …

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Meet the Greyhounds!

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Pictured are scenes from Friday night’s Meet the Greyhounds, in which the varsity, JV and freshmen football squads were introduced to the purple and gold faithful while the high school band, belles and cheerleaders provided entertainment. (Staff photos by Heather C. Cox)

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San Benito angler wins big at LKT

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By CRAIG ALANIZ San Benito News SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – The Ladies Kingfish Tournament came to a close Sunday at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce President Roxanne Grenzel said it was a great weekend for fishing, reporting that over 7,416 inches of fish were brought into the dock. …

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JV volleyball rules in San Benito

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By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Dominant. That’s just about the only word that can be used to describe The San Benito Lady Hound JV volleyball team in a tune up scrimmage tournament this past Saturday. In a tournament that featured Harlingen, Mercedes, and La Feria, the Lady Hounds were hardly tested. Led by …

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’Hounds hit field with ‘high tempo’ practices

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By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As if it had never left, football season was back in full force in Greyhound country Monday as receivers ran routes and linemen practiced stances all in preparation of competing in what some are calling the toughest district in the Rio Grande Valley: 31-5A. The Greyhounds, under the leadership …

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Cats’ offense, defense scrimmage

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By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – No matter how humid or hot, these boys come to work. In what the Rio Hondo Bobcats has named the Brotherhood, the varsity football team was able to practice Saturday morning in full pads in an offense vs. defense scrimmage. Beginning at 8 a.m., the players …

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